Farm wagon



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J. LONG ET AL FARM WAGON Filed Oct. 24, 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 Patented Dec. 25, 1923. 1,478,831v1 UNITE STATES PATENT CH I-ICEZ. JOHN L01\TG,.0F JEFFERSON CITY, nnnnnnanw "J. BAss, or coLuMisrn, MISSOU'ItJl.

FARM WAGON.

- Application filed October 24, 1922. Serial No, 596,554.

To all whom it may concern: Fig. 8 is a side elevation.

Be it known that we, J OHN LONG, of Jef- F g. 9 is a front end elevation. ferson City, Cole County, Missouri, and F 1g.'10 is a rear end elevation. 55

. ANDREW J. BAss, of Columbia, Boone F 1g. llis a view showing the front end of County, Missouri, both citizens of the the crateremoved.

United States, have invented a new and use- Fig. 12 is a .view showing the rear endful Farm Wagon, of which the following is crate removed. a specification. Fig. 13 is a plan View of our improved hay 60 Thisinvention relates to farm wagons of frame upon the wagon bed or body.

the type that may be easily converted from Fig. 14- is a side elevation.

one purpose to another. A Fig. 15 is an end elevation.

An object of the invention is to provide As shown the bed or body comprises a an improved farm wagon including a wagon floor 1 composed of flooring timber. attached 65 bed vor body adapted for use in the hauling to the strong cross pieces 2. A. sufficient 15 of grain and the like, and constructed and number of cross pieces 2 are used to equippedso that it may be easily applied to afiord the necessary strength and rigidityin use as a portion of a crate or pen for the order to provide a floor for the bed or body I hauling of farm animals. of the wagon of sufficient strength. Thus 70 Another object of the invention is to prothe same floor is designed and adapted for vide an improved wagon bed or body conuse in hauling animals, such ashogs, sheep structed and designed to support a hay or calves, and is also designed and adapted frame. I I i g for use as the floor of the wagon bed or body Another object of the invention isto proused in hauling grain and for use as the bot- 75 vide an improved farm'vehicle including a tom of a hay frame. A pair of the cross wagonbedor body adapted for use in haulpieces 2, near the middle of the body, extend ing shelledigrain and the like, and an imbeyond the sides thereof and support step proved sectional hay frame for use in conpieces 3 on their outer ends. Side wall nection with the wagon bed or body and meinbers'et are attached to the longitudinal 8O constructed sothat the shelled seed or grain sides of the floor by bolts 5 (Fig. 1) or other I will be retained thereby until discharged equivalent fasteners. The side walls 4 eX- into the bed or body of the wagon. i tend the full length of the floor and have Another object of the invention is to prospaced cleats 6 on their inner sides near each vide an improved crate or pen for use in end forming retainers'forremovable end '85 connection with the bed or body of the gates orboards 7. The end gates or boards wagon. 7 are slipped downwardly between the Other objectsowill appear from the folcleats 6 from the upper ends of saidcleats lowing description, reference being made to until the lower edges of the end boards or the drawings, in which I gates rest upon the floor 1 of the wagon 90 Fig. 1 is a plan viewof our improved body. 'To prevent warping the end gates or 40 wagon bed or body. boards 7 are strengthened by vertical strips Fig. 2 is a side elevation showing the re- 8 attached thereto near the ends. movable side boards in position. i For use in hauling grain or the likere- Fig. 3 is an end elevation. movable side boards 9 are provided to rest 95 Fig. 4 is a view showing one of the re upon the side walls 4 throughout the length movable side boards detached. thereof, so as to increas-ethe capacity of the Fig. 5 is an elevation of one of the upper wagon bed or body. The lower side walls 4;. end gates or boards. are provided at intervals on their outer sides Fig. 6 is an elevation of oneof the lower with brackets 10 which receive the lower 100 end gates or boards; i ends of downwardly extended standards 11 Fig. 7 is a plan view showing our imattached to the'side boards 9. The opposite proved animal crate or penupon the wagon ends of the side boards 9 have cleat 12 I ,body or bed. i I vertical alinement with the cleats fiandconstituting retainersfor the upper end boards or gates 13. At each end. a rod 1a is passed 7 through one of the side boards 9 and through the reinforcing strips 15' on the end gates 13, and has a head or loop 16 on one end and the opposite endthreaded and'screwed into a socket 17 on the other'side board 9. 7

Our inventioncomprises structure for use in connection with the lower portion of the 'body or bed when the upper side boards and: upper end gates are removed, to form a crate or pen for hauling livestock such as hogs, sheep and calves, or poultry. As shown, there are two side members for forming the side walls of a crate above the lower side walls 4:, each of the side members being in the form of a frame. The frame comprises anupper member 18, a lower frame member 19 and a number of vertical frame members 20 adapted to engage in the sockets 10 to hold the sidewalls of the crate in'position.

Woven wire fencing 21 secured to the vertie cal frame members 20 forms a confining wall or fence to confine the live stock or poultry. If desired, the woven wire fence may be connected to the lower frame members 19 at points between the upright frame members 2-0, as shown at 22, and additionally strengthened by looping some of the vertical wires around the upper frame members 18 as shown "at 22 Therear end gate for the crate is shown in Figs. 10 and 11, the same including a transverse lower member 23 for engagement between the cleats 6 of the wagon bed or body, and a lattice work upper structure extending nearly to the height of the side Walls of the crate between the rear 3 ends thereof. A rod 24; of the same construe tion as therod 14 is passed through a hoie in one of the side walls of the crate and through brackets 25 on the under side of a transverse member 26 and has one end screwed into a socket 27 on the-other side wall ofthe crate. The end wall of the crate may be attached to the cross piece 26 by a strap'28. V 7 The front end 29 of the crate likewise engages the cleats 6V and has its upper end held in place by a rod 30. (Fig. 9) passin through the side walls of the crate an through the upright members. of the end wall.- V

In the embodiment shown blocks 31 (Fig. 8) attached to the uprights 20 rest upon the upper edges of the side boards 4 and support the sides of-the crate at properheight,

Supports 34 for a seat may be secured to the upper horizontal members 18 near their forward ends.

The hay frame adapted for use in connection with the wagon bed or body is shown in Figs. 13 to 15. The frame is sectional, each section being in the form of a frame, and the different frame sections may be readily mounted in position on the wagon bed and removed therefrom. The front frame section and the rear frame section are substantial duplicates, each comprising a pair of cross pieces 35 adapted to rest edgewise upon theupper edges of the side walls i of the wagon bed. The cross pieces extend a con siderable distance beyond each side of the wagon bed and have stakes 36 rigid therewith for engagement within the brackets 10. The ends of the cross pieces 35 support floor ing 37 which, at each side, extends inwardly beyond the sides 4 of the wagon bed so that the'loose-grain will be caught by the floor 37 and discharged into the wagon bed. To pro 7 vent the grain from dropping off the outer edges of the flooring 37 a raised strip 38 1s provided, and similar ralsed str1ps'39 are provided along the frontedges of theflooring of the front section of the frame and along the rear edges of thefiooring of the rear section of the frame. I

' Flooring sections 40 to completethehay frame are providedto. fill the spaces at the sidesand to catch the loose grain. The sectlon 40 are arranged to lide upon sup,

ports 41 attached to the sides of the cross pieces35 as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 14. The sections 40 may be securedin position by bolts or rods 42 passing through the cross. pieces 35 and into holes or recesses in the'edges of the sections 40. The sections 40 and their associated parts constitute releasable connections uniting the front andfrear frame sections.

Obviously any appropriate fastening device may be used and we do not restrict ourselves m such unessential particulars. As shown,

the bolts or rods 42 are upported by chains 43 attached to the cross pieces 35 sothat they will not become lost or misplaced. p

The front end of the frame comprises vertlcal stakes 4:4: and cross pieces 45, the

stake being designed and adapted to engage in brackets 16 on the front cross piece 35. Rods 47 are pivoted to the two side stakes 4: 1 and have hooks 18 on their free ends for engagement in eyes 49 attached to the flooring 37 near the sideedges.

The rear part ofthe frame is similarly constructed and similar reference characters are applied thereto.

The bed remains on the wagon for all pur- V poses, whether the hay rack, or the live stock crate, or the upper side boards are used, thereby saving much labor when it is desired to change from one use toanother. 7 One all of the devices without trouble, which cannot be done in the case of large unitary Only small space is requlred to store the sections when not in use.

racks or crates.

From the foregoing it will be seen that our invention is a highly satisfactory one for farm service, where it is desirable to use a wagon for various purposes. The wagon bed or body constitute the base upon and around which the invention is constructed and the provision of means, whereby the wagon bed may be utilized for the various purposes to which our invention permits it to be applied, meets an actual and existing need. The crate for use in hauling live stock and poultry is composed of strong material and yet is of such light weight that it may be easily placed on or removed from the wagon bed by a single person. in the case of the hay rack or frame, the different sections thereof being strong enough for the purposes for which they are intended and light enough as to weight so that a single person may easily place the hay frame on the wagon bed or remove it. Our invention is characterized by these and various other advantages, all of which will be apparent to those familiar with such devices.

We are aware that the invention may be varied within equivalent limits without departure from the nature and principle thereof. We do not restrict ourselves unessentially but what we claim and desire to secure by letters Patent is V 1. In a farm wagon, the combination with a body having side and end walls, of

a pair of frames supported transversely of the body, releasable connection uniting said.

frames, means for holding said frames in position on the body, and a pair of upright end frames one of which is removably supported at the rear end of one of said transverse frames and the other of which is removably supported at the front end of the other one of said transverse frames.

2. A farm wagon, comprising a body, a pair of transverse frames resting on the body extending beyond the side edges thereof, means for holding said frames relatively tationary, a pair of upright end frames one of which is removably supported at the rear end of one of said transverse frames and the other of which is removably supported at the front end of the other one of said transverse frames, and releasable con nections from points near the upper edges of said: upright frames to points on said transverse frames forwardly from the rear end of said rear frame and rearwardly from the front of said front frame respectively.

3. An improved hay frame for wagons comprising a pair of separate transverse frames, flooring extending inwardly from each side edge of both of said frames, a

So, also,

pair of separate floor sections removably supported between said frames, and a pair of upright end frames one of which'is' removably supported at the rear end of one each side edge of both of said frames, mean for supporting said frames relatively stationary, a pair of separate floor sections removably supported between said frames, and releasable means for holding said floor sections in position between said frames.

5. A farm wagon, comprising a body, brackets in connection with the sides of the body, a pair of transverse frames resting on the body, and extending laterally beyond the side edges thereof, stakes in connection with said frames relatively a considerable distance inwardly from the side edges thereof engaging in said brackets, and a pair of upright end frames one of which is removably supported at the rear end of one of said transverse frames and the other of which is supported at the front end of the other one of said transverse frames.

6. A farm wagon, comp-rising a body, brackets in connection with the sides of the body, a pair of transverse frames resting on the body and extending laterally beyond the side edges thereof, stakes in connection with. said frames relatively a considerable distance inwardly from the side edges thereof engaging in said brackets, a pair of upright end frames one of which is removably supported at the rear end of one of said transverse frames and the other of which is sup ported at the front end of the other one of said transverse frames, and removable slides supported between said end frames and extending laterally beyond the side edges of said body and having their inner edges over said body. I

7. An improved hay frame for wagons, comprising a pair of separate frames, flooring extending inwardly from each side of both of said frames, a pair of separate floor sections, and means for removably supporting the separatefloor sections between said frames.

8. In a wagon, the combination with a body having side and end walls, of a pair of frames supported transversely of the body one at each end, means. for holding said frames in position on the body, flooring extending. inwardly from the lateral edges of each of said frames to points above the body, and removable flooring sections sup.-

ported between said frames and extending inwardly to points above the body.

9. In a wagon, the combination with a one of, said transverse body having side'and end Walls, of a pair of frames supported transversely of the body one at each end, means for holding said frames in position on the body, flooring exeach of said frames to points above the body,

removable flooring sections supported be tween said frames and extending inwardiy to points above the body, and removable end frames supported above theends' of the 10 body by said first-named frames. 7 5 tending inwardly from the lateral edgesio-f y JOHN LONG. ANDREW J.YBASS. 

